CN105659629B - Ear models, artificial heads, and measuring systems and methods using them - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention provides a kind of measuring system for being used to evaluate acoustic apparatus (100), which includes vibrating elements (102) and allow to be heard sound by vibrating transmitting.Measuring system includes ear model (50) comprising the artificial temporal bone (57) simulating the artitificial ear (51) of human ear and contacting with artitificial ear (51)；And vibrating detector (56), it is arranged in artificial temporal bone (57).
Description
Cross reference to related applications
This application claims the priority of the 2013-220626 Japanese patent application on October 23rd, 2013 to submission
And interests, entire contents are incorporated herein by reference.
Technical field
This disclosure relates to for evaluating the acoustic apparatus that mobile phone, earphone and headphone etc. include vibrating body
Measuring system etc., which is configured to abut ear by acoustic apparatus being placed in human ear or being pressed acoustic apparatus
To make sound be heard by vibrating transmitting.
Background technique
Patent document 1 discloses a kind of acoustic apparatus that air transmitted sound and osteoacusis sound are transmitted to user, such as moves
Phone etc..In patent document 1, air transmitted sound refers to that the air vibration as caused by vibrating object is transferred to by external auditory canal
Ear-drum, and it is transferred to by eardrum the sound of the auditory nerve of user.In patent document 1, osteoacusis sound refers to, passes through
A part (such as, the cartilage of external ear) contact with vibrating object, user's body is transferred to the sound of the auditory nerve of user.
In the phone disclosed in patent document 1, the rectangular plate-like vibrating body formed by piezoelectric bimorph and flexible material leads to
Elastic element is crossed to be attached on the outer surface of shell.In addition, patent document 1 is also disclosed when the piezoelectric bimorph into vibrating body
When applying voltage, piezoelectric material is extended and is shunk along longitudinal direction, is subjected to bending vibration so as to cause vibrating body, and when user makes to shake
When kinetoplast touches auricle, air transmitted sound and osteoacusis sound are transmitted to user.
It is abutted other than phone of the ear to transmit sound except through being held in the hand and pressing, is based on such transfer principle
The example for transmitting other devices of sound includes conducting ear by hanging over or being maintained at the cartilage that the somewhere on the head of people uses
Machine and headphone.
Existing technical literature
Patent document
Patent document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2005-348193 bulletin
Summary of the invention
Problems to be solved by the invention
(such as above-mentioned phone and passed through by the cartilage of external ear to the acoustic apparatus that user transmits osteoacusis sound to evaluate
It is maintained at earphone or headphone that the somewhere of the human body head including ear uses), inventor, which has appreciated that, to need to survey
It measures the vibration due to vibrating body and approximatively acts on the vibratory output on people's auditory nerve.
The disclosure is made in view of above-mentioned cognition, and the disclosure provides measurement and adds to the characteristic of the vibration transmitting in human ear
The vibratory output of power and to evaluate include the measuring system of acoustic apparatus of vibrating body, measurement method and in the measuring system and measurement
Useful various parts etc. in method.
The means solved the problems, such as
Measuring system of the invention is for evaluating including vibrating elements and allowing to be heard sound by vibrating transmitting
Acoustic apparatus, the measuring system include: ear model, including the artificial temporo simulating the artitificial ear of human ear and contacting with the artitificial ear
Bone；And vibrating detector, it is arranged in the artificial temporal bone.
Invention effect
According to the present invention it is possible to measure the vibratory output for considering the characteristic of the vibration transmitting via human ear, temporal bone, and can comment
Various acoustic apparatus, the hearing aid etc. that valence has vibrating body and vibrates auricle.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the sectional view for schematically showing the structure of measuring system of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the sectional view for being shown as the earphone of one embodiment of measurement object.
Fig. 3 is the sectional view and plan view of artitificial ear.
Fig. 4 is the plan view of artitificial ear and artificial cartilage.
Fig. 5 is the sectional view and plan view of artificial temporal bone.
Fig. 6 is the functional block diagram of the major part of the measuring system of Fig. 1.
Fig. 7 is the figure for schematically showing the structure of measuring system of second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the sectional view and plan view of the artificial temporal bone of third embodiment of the present invention.
Specific embodiment
In the following, being described with reference to embodiments of the present invention.
(first embodiment)
Fig. 1 is the figure for schematically showing the structure of measuring system of first embodiment of the invention.Present embodiment
Measuring system 10 include the ear model 50 that is supported on base portion 30.It is illustrated below using cartilage conduction type earphone as acoustic apparatus
100 one embodiment.As shown in Fig. 2, acoustic apparatus 100 has the shell 101 in human ear hole to be embedded to and in shell 101
The piezoelectric element 102 in portion.Shell 101 is vibrated by piezoelectric element 102.Acoustic apparatus 100 is wrapped in the part abutted with human ear
Include the protective film formed by rubber material 103.Rubber material 103 is used to mitigate from external friction, impact etc., and being not must
Must.Therefore, protective film is preferably membranoid substance to be difficult to hinder vibration to transmit.Protective film is also possible to by acrylic resin etc.
Form and cover the plate coating member of piezoelectric element 102.
In the following, the ear model 50 that will illustrate measuring system of the invention.
As shown in Figure 1, ear model 50 is supported in the edge of artificial external auditory canal unit 52 by base portion 30.Here, ear model
50 can dismantle from base portion 30.Ear model 50 can also be fixed by using adhering resin or double faced adhesive tape.
Ear model 50 is simulated human ear and is connect including artitificial ear 51, with artitificial ear 51 or integrally formed artificial external auditory canal list
First 52, it is embedded in the artificial cartilage 54 of the inside of artitificial ear 51 and is configured to the artificial temporal bone around artificial external auditory canal unit 52
57。
The soft tissue of the simulation human body external ear of artitificial ear 51 (except cartilaginous tissue).Artitificial ear 51 by ear shape part and
Size with the part for covering the ear shape and porose part is formed in center formed.The hole and it is formed in aftermentioned cylinder
The sound channel of the artificial external auditory canal unit 52 of shape connects and constitutes artificial external auditory canal 53.
Artitificial ear 51 can in such as manikin HATS (Head And Torso Simulator) or KEMAR
It is commonly used used in (Knowles electronics, inc. is used for the electronic body model name of acoustic investigation: registered trademark) etc.
The shape of artitificial ear is roughly the same.Artitificial ear 51 can for example be met the substance of the material of IEC60318-7 and formed by constituting.It should
Material can for example by with Shore hardness in 30 to 60 ranges (for example, Shore hardness 35 or Shore hardness 55) silicon rubber
Deng formation.Since present embodiment has artificial cartilage 54, in order to make after burying artificial cartilage 54 in artitificial ear 51
Hardness and for example existing ear model for not including artificial cartilage 54 and being formed by the material of Shore hardness 35 or Shore hardness 55
Hardness it is identical, such as 35 or less Shore hardness can be used in the material of artitificial ear 51 itself, and (such as, 20 to 30 Shore is hard
Degree) flexible material.As shown in figure 4, tragus, antitragus, helix etc. can also be formed in artitificial ear 51.
Artificial external auditory canal unit 52 is connect with the hole being arranged in artitificial ear 51, is in cylinder to the opposite side of acoustic apparatus 100
Shape extends.Artificial external auditory canal unit 52 with such as about 20 to 60 Shore hardness, and by with the substance that forms artitificial ear 51
Identical substance is constituted.Artificial external auditory canal unit 52 can be the soft substance such as silicon rubber, natural rubber.
It is difficult to if the wall surface of artificial external auditory canal unit 52 is too thin, may cause if too thick cannot be faithfully
Caused by simulating due to the vibration transmitting from acoustic apparatus 100, (acoustic radiation ingredient is for acoustic radiation ingredient in external auditory canal
Refer to that the interior wall vibrations of external auditory canal cause the air vibration in external auditory canal to which conduction to ear-drum as air transmitted sound to detect
The ingredient arrived).Therefore, the thickness of artificial external auditory canal unit 52 is preferably such as about 0.3mm to 2mm, and diameter (internal diameter) is excellent
It is selected as such as about 3mm to 15m.Certainly, artificial external auditory canal unit 52 can pass through mold or 3D printer etc. and artitificial ear 51
It is fabricated to an entirety.Artificial external auditory canal unit 52 and artitificial ear 51 can be used as individual components and manufacture respectively, then by viscous
Knot agent etc. is interconnected.In such case, it is contemplated that the material of artitificial ear 51 and artificial external auditory canal unit 52, preferred binder
It is the binder with identical component.For example, binder is also excellent when artitificial ear 51, artificial external auditory canal unit 52 are silicon rubber
Choosing uses silicon systems binder.Although artificial external auditory canal unit 52 is the tubular that section is rectangle in Fig. 3, cross sectional shape is not
It is limited to rectangle.
The length of artificial external auditory canal 53, that is, from the opening in the hole that ear model 51 is arranged in artificial external auditory canal unit 52
The length of terminal be preferably equivalent to the length from the opening of the earhole of people to ear-drum (cochlea), furthermore, it is possible to such as 5mm extremely
It is suitably set in the range of 40mm.For example, the length of artificial external auditory canal 53 is about 30mm.
Moreover, being provided with the insertion hole 52z for probe microphone in the end of artificial external auditory canal unit 52.By from
The microphone 58 of insertion hole 52z insertion, can measure air transmitted sound and the interior wall vibrations external auditory canal due to external auditory canal simultaneously
Interior air and the radiation components generated.
As shown in figure 4, being embedded with artificial cartilage 54 in artitificial ear 51.Artificial cartilage 54 simulates human ear cartilage.It is artificial soft
Bone 54 is suitable for keeping the shape of artitificial ear 51, and more verily reproduces the vibration transmitting from acoustic apparatus 100.Artificial cartilage 54
Can by plastics such as such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate), natural rubber or thin molding polyvinyl chloride, as biological material
The production such as lactic acid polymer or elastin laminin of material.As described above, material, the thickness etc. of adjustment artificial cartilage 54, so that conduct
By artificial cartilage 54 be embedded to artitificial ear 51 after complex have with 35 or 55 Shore hardness material made of, show
The bending strength for having the bending strength of well known ear model equal.
As shown in figure 4, artificial cartilage 54 is preferably in and tragus, antitragus, anthelix, inferior crura of antihelix, anthelix
Upper foot, helix and the corresponding position of crus helicis abut all kinds of acoustic apparatus of ear with corresponding pressing in different ways
When in acoustic apparatus only using specific type as measurement object when, artificial cartilage 54 only needs to be present in and the acoustics
The corresponding necessary position of type of device.For example, artificial cartilage 54 can be only present in tragus or exist only in tragus and to ear
In screen.For artificial cartilage 54, it can be used and pass through cultivation in the cartilage type lactic acid polymer mold formed by 3D printer
The artificial cartilage obtained from the cartilage cell of the extractions such as actual human body, ox, sheep.
As shown in figure 5, artificial temporal bone 57 substantially by the embedded portion 57x that is embedded in inside artitificial ear 51 and with embedded portion 57x
Connect and surround the outside of artificial external auditory canal unit 52, for example cylindric cylindrical portion 57y composition.Embedded portion 57x and tubular
Portion 57y can be formed as an entirety, be attached after can also being fabricated separately.
Embedded portion 57x can have broad area identical with the area of temporal bone, which includes the temporal bone in human body
Squamosa, porus acusticus externus, petrosa, zygomatic process, mastoid process.For example, being intended merely to as acoustic apparatus 100 using the earphone of bone-conduction as survey
When amount object etc., embedded portion 57x can also just correspond to porus acusticus externus and its surrounding.
Embedded portion 57x mainly uses such as one piece of plate body.The temporal bone of human body is of virtually the drum of mastoid process, complicated shape
Room portion, zygomatic process etc., but unloyal these whole shapes of simulation.But if it is assumed that touch panel is set integrally to shake in use
Whens the smart phone etc. of sound caused by moving and transmit air transmitted sound and vibrating, (passing through skin certainly) while to contact auricle soft
Bone and zygomatic process then to provide beyond porus acusticus externus and surrounding extensive covering, to allow wide in the artificial temporal bone 57 of extension
The ingredient aspect that vibration is obtained in general region is meaningful.The generated vibration in the artificial cartilage 54 for being embedded in artitificial ear 51
It is indirectly transferred to embedded portion 57x.Thus, it is possible to which imageneering is from the soft tissue of auricle via auricular cartilage, again via temporal bone
The vibration component that (porus acusticus externus) is transmitted to cochlea, and from outer surface side from soft tissues such as skins to temporal bone (such as mastoid process or cheekbone
It is prominent) transmitting, the vibration component of inner ear is reached via porus acusticus externus.
Moreover, artificial temporal bone 57 includes cylindrical portion 57y.The porus acusticus externus of the simple simulation human body of cylindrical portion 57y.Cylindrical portion
57y is the bottomed cylindrical component around artificial 52 periphery of external auditory canal unit, around position corresponding with porus acusticus externus with
Embedded portion 57x contact.While it is desirable to which the cylindrical portion 57y of artificial temporal bone 57 is connect with artificial external auditory canal unit 52 as much as possible,
But if it is assumed that replaced since artitificial ear 51 deteriorates at any time, then can also be not connected to.Cylindrical portion 57y preferably has
Have and artificial external auditory canal unit 52 is housed in internal length, diameter.
In addition, being provided with the insertion hole 57z for being inserted into probe microphone 58 in the end of cylindrical portion 57y.It is inserted into hole
57z is connected to the insert port 52z of artificial external auditory canal unit 52.
Here, artificial temporal bone 57 can be by such as metal materials such as SUS, aluminium or polycarbonate resin, acrylic resin
Equal animi resin material is formed.Furthermore, it is also possible to which porous layer is arranged in the main surface of the side of these materials.As porous layer,
Such as great achievement プ ラ ス Co., Ltd. (Taiseiplas Co., Ltd) can be used is known as Microvent (ミ Network ロ ベ Application ト)
The porous plastics forming technique of (registered trademark).Artificial temporal bone 57 can also for example pass through the polycarbonate people in smooth surface
The surface portion of work temporal bone is integrally formed the temporal bone that porous plastics carrys out approximating anatomy.
Certainly, it is not necessary to which more speeches, artificial temporal bone 57 can also be made of the material of hydroxyapatite etc. close to organism.If
Using such material, then consider that its vibration characteristics and people's bone are close, so as to reduce the degree of correction of measured value.
The thickness of artificial temporal bone 57 is according to changes in material, and in the case where for example using above-mentioned metal material, thickness can
To be about 0.1mm to 1mm, using animi resin material, thickness may only be about 2mm to 5mm.Artificial temporo
Bone 57 has the area for the entire ear's main body for being enough to cover artitificial ear 51, and makes it easy to keep artitificial ear 51.Artificial temporal bone
57 length and width is all such as about 2.5cm to 6cm.Artificial temporal bone 57 and above-mentioned artitificial ear 51 and artificial external auditory canal list
First 52 parts connection, therefore, the Vibration propagation from artificial external auditory canal unit 52 or artitificial ear 51 to artificial temporal bone 57.
In ear model 50, vibrating detector 55 is configured in the bottom outside of the cylindrical portion 57y of artificial temporal bone 57.Vibration
Detector 55 is such as with vibration detecting element 56 piezoelectric acceleration sound pick-up.The cylinder in artificial temporal bone 57 is shown in Fig. 1
The end of shape portion 57y is configured with embodiment when such as vibration detecting element 56 of shaped like chips.Vibration detecting element 56 can also be with
It is one, but multiple vibration detecting elements 56 can also be arranged in the terminal of cylindrical portion 57y with interval appropriate.To vibration
The conducting wire illustration omitted of detecting element 56 and probe microphone 58 etc..Vibration detecting element 56 can be attached to by binder etc.
Artificial temporal bone 57.Alternatively, vibration detecting element 56 can also be fixed to the detection contacted with the bottom of cylindrical portion by adhesive tape
The opposite side in face.
The vibration detecting element 56 being arranged in artificial temporal bone 57 can detecte the vibration conducted from auricular cartilage via temporal bone
The vibration and the production when the vibration section of acoustic apparatus is disposed adjacent to porus acusticus externus move, conducted from the soft tissue of cheek via cheekbone
Any or all of vibration raw and via the vibration of bone transmitting for constituting porus acusticus externus etc..
Vibration detecting element 56 can be selected from marketed element, such as little Ye Ce device company (Ono Sokki
Co.Ltd.) PV-08A, PV- of ultra-compact and light-type NP-2106 and Li Yin company (Rion Co.Ltd.) manufacture of manufacture
90B etc..Due to light weight, preferred weight is (such as subfamily company (Aco Co.Ltd.) system of vibration detecting element 56 of about 0.2g
The TYPE7302 made).
The end (position for being equivalent to the eardrum of people) of artificial external auditory canal unit 52 is provided with probe microphone 58.It is transaudient
The detection of device 58 passes through the air transmitted sound of artificial external auditory canal 53.Microphone 58 is detected due to artitificial ear 51 or artificial external auditory canal
The interior wall vibrations of unit 52 and these positions generate air transmitted radiation components.
Next, illustrating the holding structure for keeping the acoustic apparatus 100 such as earphone.As shown in Figure 1, when acoustic apparatus 100 is
When vibrating delivery type earphone, it is partially or completely buried into the shell 101 of earphone in earhole.Ear model 50 simulates the shape of human ear simultaneously
With auricle and external auditory canal, accordingly it is also possible to be embedded to earphone in the auricle and external auditory canal.That is, the ear of artitificial ear 51
Play the role of keeping structure in hole.Alternatively, when acoustic apparatus 100 is to hang over the hearing aid on ear, the auricle of artitificial ear 51
Itself have the function of keeping construction.
Fig. 6 is the functional block diagram of the major part of the measuring system 10 of present embodiment.With one or more vibration inspection
The vibrating detector 55 for surveying element 56 is connect with signal processor 75.Signal processor 75 is based on (each) vibration detecting element 56
Output calculate and travel to the vibratory output of inside of human body from acoustic apparatus 100.Here, by being configured with conventionally known touch surface
The operation portion 77 of plate or key etc., which can choose, wants to detect and evaluate the input from which vibration detecting element 56, can also will
The vibratory output of multiple vibration detecting elements 56 equalizes.The detection signal of the processing microphone 58 of signal processor 75.Thus, it is possible to
Detect and evaluate air transmitted sound from acoustic apparatus 100 and due to vibrating the total of the air transmitted sound generated in inside of human body
With.
As the process content of signal processor 75, it is (pure tone, pure tone frequency sweep, multiple can also for example to generate measuring signal
Sine wave etc.).Signal processor 75 also may include balanced device and dynamic range compressor.Signal processor 75 can also carry out
The processing such as the phase adjustment of the signal detected or synthesis, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT).Signal processor 75 can analyze subharmonic
Distortion or harmonic distortion.Signal processor 75 can carry out turning for various file formats according to the output format of output unit 76
It changes.The output units such as display unit, printer, memory 76 are output to by the measurement result that signal processor 75 is handled, are used in combination
In evaluation acoustic apparatus 100.
In this way, measuring system 10 according to the present embodiment, can measure the air transmitted sound level of human body eardrum, to people
The level of vibration that the characteristic of the vibration transmitting of ear is weighted therefore can be with accurate evaluation acoustic apparatus 100.
For corresponding with the vibration transmitting via human body cartilage level of vibration and with detected by vibrating detector 56
Vibration detection is worth the association between corresponding sound pressure level, can be in initially manufactured measuring system by many practical objects
It is corrected using standard adjusting method, threshold method etc. to obtain in advance.Particularly, the check and correction of vibration component preferably will be with conduction
Property deaf people as object.
(second embodiment)
Fig. 7 is the figure for schematically showing the structure of measuring system of second embodiment of the invention.Present embodiment
Measuring system 110 further includes human head model 130.Ear model 50, measuring system and signal processing system can with it is above-mentioned
Embodiment is identical.Head model 130 can be made of material identical with such as HATS, KEMAR etc., still, in head
Portion is provided with relatively large cavity, to allow to accommodate above-mentioned ear model 50 and such as probe microphone 58 or vibration in the cavity
The measurement associated member of dynamic detector 55 etc..The ear model 50 of head model 130 can be dismantled from head model 130.Also
It is to say, ear model 50 can be replaceable part in whole or in part.For example, the vibration of artitificial ear 51 made of resin is special
Property can due to the time deteriorate and change, for the purpose for preventing the problem, ear model 51 is formed as into replaceable portion
It is effective for dividing.
Head model 130 further includes each section of the cranium other than human body temporal bone, and above-mentioned artificial temporal bone 57 is
A part of cranium.That is, head model 130 has cheekbone and maxilla, mandibular etc., and artificial temporal bone 57
It can also be engaged with these parts.
Measuring system 110 according to the present embodiment, it is available at least with 10 phase of the measuring system of first embodiment
Same effect.Particularly, in the present embodiment, by being removably installed ear model unit on human head model 130
50 evaluate acoustic apparatus 100, and the evaluation of actual use mode is more met so as to the influence by considering head.
In addition, present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, various amendments and change can be carried out.Although for example, upper
It states in embodiment, as the acoustic apparatus 100 of measurement object, is transferred to the vibration of piezoelectric vibrator 102 and by the vibration outer
Shell 101 by the acoustic apparatus (such as earphone) of case vibration ear to be attached most importance to, and still, acoustic apparatus is not limited to the implementation
Mode.Even if ought such as acoustic apparatus be such as by the touch panel of smart phone be used as oscillating plate device, by cover it is whole
The device (headphone such as kept by human body head) or the sound by being arranged in head-mounted display that a ear uses
Device is learned to be embedded in the leg of spectacles of a pair of of glasses and by the leg of spectacles to the device of ear transmission vibration or by vibrating elements
When vibrating the device to transmit vebrato, can also similarly it be evaluated.
(third embodiment)
The person of connecing, referring to Fig. 8, it illustrates the variations in temporal bone portion 57.According to this modification, temporal bone portion 57 is other than including
It further include zygomatic process, pars tympanica, mastoid process, petrosa etc. other than earhole, squamosa.It abuts or is pressed against respectively thus, it is possible to detect acoustic apparatus
Generated vibration when position.
When temporal bone portion 57 is formed by resin or metal, it is formed preferably by metal die.Temporal bone portion 57 can also
It is made with mold using gypsum etc..If temporal bone portion 57 is by the hydroxyapatite etc. as the material with biocompatible
Calcium phosphate is formed, then best in terms of the reproducibility of vibration characteristics.
(the 4th embodiment)
The person of connecing illustrates measurement method relevant to one embodiment of measuring system of the invention is used.
For example, various measurements can be carried out by following relevant measuring process.It is a kind of for measuring the side of acoustic apparatus
Method, which includes vibrating elements and is heard sound by vibrating transmitting, method includes the following steps: (1) makes
Above-mentioned acoustic apparatus abuts ear model, wherein the ear model includes simulating the artitificial ear of human ear and contacting with the artitificial ear
Artificial cartilage；(2) acoustic apparatus is made to generate test tone；And (3) pass through the vibrating detector detection vibration being arranged in ear model
It is dynamic.
Moreover, the above method can also include that (4) pass through the microphone detection being arranged in the artificial external auditory canal of ear model
The step of air transmitted sound.
The explanation of appended drawing reference
10 measuring systems
30 base portions
50 ear models
51 artitificial ears
52 artificial external auditory canal units
52z is inserted into hole
53 artificial external auditory canals
54 artificial cartilages
55 vibrating detectors
56 vibration detecting elements
57 artificial temporal bones
57x embedded portion
57y cylindrical portion
57z is inserted into hole
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